There are four things that we ought to do with the Word of God - admit it as the Word of God, commit it to our hearts and minds, submit to it, and transmit it to the world.

God has so made the mind of man that a peculiar deliciousness resides in the fruits of personal industry.

Accustom yourself to look first to the dreadful consequences of failure; then fix your eye on the glorious prize which is before you; and when your strength begins to fail, and your spirits are well nigh exhausted, let the animating view rekindle your resolution, and call forth in renewed vigour the fainting energies of your soul.

Of all things, guard against neglecting God in the secret place of prayer.

There is no shortcut to holiness; it must be the business of our whole lives.

Let everyone regulate his conduct... by the golden rule of doing to others as in similar circumstances we would have them do to us, and the path of duty will be clear before him.

Can one serve God and one's nation in parliament?